Mapinguari of Brazil

Brazil The Amazon seems a sensible setting for a Sasquatch-like beast. Numerous sightings have occurred in the Brazilian jungle for some time, with locals and hunters referring to the species as "Mapinguari," or "giant defenders of the forests:' While many American accounts of Bigfoot liken such creatures to manlike gorillas, Amazon ornithologist and longtime Mapinguari hunter David Oren theorized that they could be a surviving giant sloth. For further research, Oren interviewed various Mapinguari witnesses. These accounts assign the Mapinguari a particularly disgusting trait—the strong smell of feces and rotting flesh hangs about it, which could be a defense mechanism for the beast. More after the jump.

From National Geographic:

For generations, tales of a creature called the Mapinguari have been passed down among Amazonian villagers. They describe a tall, shaggy beast that attacks with little warning, calling out with a deafening roar. In the world's largest rainforest, new species are discovered every few days, and after hearing stories from villagers who claim they came face to face with the creature, Richard Terry tries to determine whether the Mapinguari is more than a myth.

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